• Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in black, worn on a Helsinki street, Very Finnish Problems
  • Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in white, worn with a bicycle at a Helsinki harbour, Very Finnish Problems
  • Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in black, worn on a Helsinki street, Very Finnish Problems
  • Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in navy, worn by Juha at a roadside grill kiosk, Very Finnish Problems
  • Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in forest green, worn by Joonas on a lake jetty, Very Finnish Problems
  • Voi perkele Finnish language t-shirt in charity pink, worn by Sanna on a Helsinki tram, Very Finnish Problems
  • Close-up of the Voi perkele lightning bolt print on black t-shirt fabric, Very Finnish Problems
  • Unisex t-shirt size guide showing length, width and chest measurements in inches and centimetres, sizes S to 3XL, Very Finnish Problems
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Voi perkele Finnish Language T-Shirt

Voi perkele Finnish Language T-Shirt

€27,95 EUR
€27,95 EUR
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Colour: Black
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Voi perkele is what a Finn reaches for when frustration tips over into something close to spiritual. It is not aggressive and it is not casual. It is precise. It is the phrase for the morning the car will not start at minus twenty, the evening the sauna comes out lukewarm and the moment someone takes the last pulla.

This is the plain version, the words and a single lightning bolt and nothing else, because the phrase has never needed decoration to land. It is for the people who know the difference between swearing and meaning it.

For the full story behind the word, read the Perkele meaning guide.

The front print keeps it to clean lettering and a single lightning bolt, which is all the drama the words require.

If you would rather let the cat say it for you, the Voi perkele cat tee is here.

Size guide
Unisex t-shirt size guide showing length, width and chest measurements in inches and centimetres, sizes S to 3XL, Very Finnish Problems
LENGTH (inches) WIDTH (inches) CHEST (inches)
S 28 18 34-37
M 29 20 38-41
L 30 22 42-45
XL 31 24 46-49
2XL 32 26 50-53
3XL 33 28 54-57
LENGTH (cm) WIDTH (cm) CHEST (cm)
S 71.1 45.7 86.4-94
M 73.7 50.8 96.5-104.1
L 76.2 55.9 106.7-114.3
XL 78.7 61 116.8-124.5
2XL 81.3 66 127-134.6
3XL 83.8 71.1 137.2-144.8

Shipping and returns

We ship to over 50 countries including the US, Canada, UK, Australia and across Europe, and shipping is always free worldwide.

Most orders arrive within 5 to 10 business days, and you will receive a tracking link as soon as your order ships.

We offer a 30 day returns policy, so if the fit is not right you can get in touch and we will sort it out.

About Very Finnish Problems

VFP was started by British author Joel Willans, who met his Finnish wife in London and moved with her to Helsinki in 2002. Over the next two decades his observations of Finnish life grew into a community of 1.3 million people worldwide. Every design is inspired by real Finnish life and created by Joel and his team in Helsinki. Joel is also the author of the Very Finnish Problems books, written after many years of living in Finland and still not fully understanding it.

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Very proud to be the first in the world to own this t-shirt!

Joel Willans, founder of Very Finnish Problems

Designed in Helsinki by someone who actually lives here

Very Finnish Problems is run by Joel Willans, a British writer who moved to Finland over twenty years ago and never quite got around to leaving. Every design comes out of real Finnish life he's had with his Finnish wife, Anna and their kids, and a community of more than 1.3 million people who know exactly what no niin means.

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